-ism

action or process of doing something

Usage

  • plagiarism

    Plagiarism is the copying of another person's work, ideas, or words and pretending that you created or thought of them.

  • syllogism

    A syllogism is a form of deductive reasoning that uses two premises to arrive at a logical conclusion.

  • tropism

    Tropism is the movement, growth, or bending of a plant or other anchored organism towards an external stimulus, such as light, gravity, or heat.

  • criticism

    Criticism is the finding of fault with people because their actions are thought of as wrong or bad in some way.

  • bilingualism

    the ability to speak two languages colloquially

  • exclusivism

    The act or practice of excluding being exclusive; exclusiveness.

  • exorcism

    freeing from evil spirits

  • hypnotism

    the act of inducing hypnosis

  • journalism

    newspapers and magazines collectively

  • ostracism

    the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)

  • photojournalism

    journalism that presents a story primarily through the use of pictures

  • proselytism

    the practice of proselytizing

  • terrorism

    the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature

  • tourism

    the business of providing services to tourists

  • vandalism

    willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

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